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Chapter 1: Introduction to the LSI MegaRAID Software Utility
Chapter 1
Introduction
After you have installed hardware components, you must first configure LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID settings before you install an operating system and other software drivers.
Note: If you do not wish to configure LSI Software RAID settings, proceed with the OS installation. For OS installation instructions, refer to related documents posted on our website at www.supermicro.com.
1-1 Overview of the LSI 2108/2208 SAS Controller
The LSI 2108/2208 SAS Controller, based on the RoC
In addition, the LSI 2108/2208 controller is SAS2 or SATA3 based and supports up to eight ports with transfer rates of up to 6.0 Gb/s (SAS/SATA infrastructure). By integrating SAS, SATA and hardware RAID support, the LSI 2108/2208 controller offers
Features of the LSI 2108/2208 Controller
The LSI SAS 2108 Controller supports the following features:
Integrated RAID
•RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 supported
•RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 50 and RAID 60 supported